Cyber Security Operations Engineer/Cyber Security Analyst/SOC Analyst/Hybrid/TX

Kelly Services; Addison (TX); Hybrid; USD 57,308,000 - 94,558,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners in Addison, TX is seeking a SOC engineer to join a hybrid security operations team. You will escalate to junior analysts, support major incident response efforts, and tune detection tooling across an enterprise environment.

Ideal candidates have SOC or security engineering experience, strong written communication, and readiness for on-call rotations. The role emphasizes incident response, detection, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3 to 5 years of combined IT and cybersecurity experience, with time spent in a SOC or security engineering function.
• Experience with Splunk or a comparable SIEM for alert triage, correlation, and root cause analysis.
• Proven experience supporting major incident response activities and EDR detection and response.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• 65% Hands On: Investigating and correlating suspicious events, determining root cause, supporting incident response, performing proactive and reactive threat hunting, and recommending changes to security controls and procedures.
• 35% Team Collaboration: Guiding junior analysts on event monitoring, partnering with cross-functional teams, conducting business impact analysis, and participating in IR exercises and drills.

Skills

Incident response

SOC experience

Written communication

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IS or related field

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike Falcon / EDR

Scripting: Python / PowerShell / Bash

Job description

$20 - $33

This is an urgent, hybrid role in Addison, TX with a large global healthcare and pharmaceutical services organization. The sits on a security operations team running CrowdStrike Falcon, a SIEM, and an email security gateway across an enterprise environment, with a focus on incident response, threat hunting, and detection.

They need someone who has already worked a SOC and is ready to step into the engineer seat. You will be the escalation point for junior analysts, support major incident response efforts, and tune the tooling that makes detection work. The team supports a global user base. If you are a SOC analyst or security engineer with a few years under your belt and want more ownership over incident response and detection, this is a strong step up.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience

• 3 to 5 years of combined IT and cybersecurity experience, with time spent in a SOC or security engineering function

• Experience with Splunk or a comparable SIEM for alert triage, correlation, and root cause analysis

• Proven experience supporting major incident response activities and EDR detection and response

• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear language for non-technical stakeholders

• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation, including weekends

Desired Skills & Experience

• Security certification such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or EC-Council CEH, or equivalent

• Depth in digital forensics or threat hunting

• Scripting experience in Python, PowerShell, or Bash

• Experience developing detection rules and SOAR playbooks

• Experience working with a managed detection and response provider

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 30% EDR/XDR (CrowdStrike Falcon): detection, investigation, and response

• 25% SIEM (Splunk): alert triage, correlation, and log analysis

• 15% Email security gateway: phishing and email threat investigation

• 10% Threat hunting and MITRE ATT&CK-aligned analysis

• 10% Scripting and detection/SOAR playbook development

• 10% ServiceNow: incident documentation and ticketing

Daily Responsibilities

• 65% Hands On: Investigating and correlating suspicious events, determining root cause, supporting incident response, performing proactive and reactive threat hunting, and recommending changes to security controls and procedures

• 35% Team Collaboration: Guiding junior analysts on event monitoring, partnering with cross-functional teams, conducting business impact analysis, and participating in IR exercises and drills

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.